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» Counting the Number of Values Between Upper and Lower Limits

CATEGORY: Excel Formula and Function

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

Problem:

Finding the number of values in List1 (Column A) that are larger than 20 and smaller than 50.

Solution:

Use the COUNTIF function as shown in the following formula:
=COUNTIF(A2:A7,"">20"")-COUNTIF(A2:A7,"">=50"")
Or use the SUMPRODUCT function as shown in the following formula:
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A7>20)*(A2:A7<50))

List1
30
10
60
40
15
55

Result 2

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alizok wrote on September 29, 2005 16:59 EST

how would this formula change if you need to compare more than two things?

Reply: alizok
Alan wrote on October 11, 2005 06:41 EST

Hi alizok,

[QUOTE=alizok]how would this formula change if you need to compare more than two things?[/QUOTE]Personally, I wouldn't use that approach.

I would suggest using a sum array formula to make it easier to understand and make it more scaleable across multiple criteria.

See this post for an example (2 criteria but obvious how to extend):

[url]http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?p=1360137&posted=1#post1360137[/url]

HTH,

Alan.

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